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Virgin and Child with Angels
Neri de Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491)after 1460
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Neri de Bicci was a prolific painter of mainly religious themes, active principally in Florence as a panel painter. His grandfather, Lorenzo di Bicci was also a painter in Florence. His journals from the years 1453–75, including the rates of payment for his work, are still preserved in the library of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
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- Title: Virgin and Child with Angels
- Creator: Neri de Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491)
- Date Created: after 1460
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 109.8 x 110.2 x 15 cm (43 1/4 x 43 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Unframed: 64 x 45.5 cm (25 3/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
- Provenance: James Jackson Jarves (1818–1888), Mrs. Liberty E. Holden (1833-1913), Cleveland, OH, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.798
- Medium: tempera on wood
- Fun Fact: The removal of a thick coat of soiled and discolored varnish in 1943 gave this painting new life.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Italy, 15th century
- Credit Line: Holden Collection
- Collection: MED - Medieval Art
- Accession Number: 1916.798
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